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image by Virginijus Misiunas, 18 October 2009
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Pivasiunai - on blue background with black threehill the
Virgin Mary with infant Jesus over silver crescent, surrounded by
12 smaller golden and 12 larger silver six-pointed stars. Flag
proportions 5:6, free edges bordered with silver rope, finial is
golden knob with silver bands. The charge shows the famous icon
of Pivasiunai, said to have miraculous powers. Blue is used as
one of colours of Virgin Mary. Threehill means the local
landscape and hill location of church storing the icon.
Virginijus Misiunas, 18 October 2009